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This book provides a straight forward and pragmatic guide to leadership, management and team working in contemporary library and information services.
Contemporary managers and leaders in library and information services are working in a challenging context; dealing with multiple demands on their time, expertise and resources. This book translates theories in team work, management and leadership into practical guidance backed up with examples and case studies from current library and information workers globally. There is a focus on attitudes, values and practices that make for good leadership and management.
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The No-Nonsense Guide to Leadership, Management and Teamwork is a book that a new or aspiring manager or team leader will use to guide them through the first few years in their new role. It will also provide guidance and support to new or aspiring directors of library services and help them to navigate their way through decision making and problem solving at senior levels. In addition, individual practitioners who are struggling to understand the management and leadership practices that they are experiencing may find that it helps them to make sense of their current environment.
Author Notes
Barbara Allan is an author and trainer. Her background includes managing workplace and academic libraries. She has spent many years working in business schools where her focus was on enhancing learning, teaching and the student experience, and the internationalization and employability agendas. Her qualifications include a doctorate in education (on the topic of e-mentoring and women into leadership). She is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2008. Barbara is a Member of CILIP and the author of several Facet Publishing titles including, The No-nonsense Guide to Project Management (2017) Emerging Strategies for Supporting Student Learning (2016), The No-nonsense Guide to Training in Libraries (2013), Supporting Research Students (2009) Project Management (2004) Supervising and Leading Teams in ILS (2006) and Blended Learning (2007).
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Library Journal Review
With all that's been (and continues to be) written on management and leadership of all types, it's difficult to come up with anything radically new or different to say about either topic. Luckily, that does not seem to be the purpose of this title. Allan (The No-Nonsense Guide to Project Management; Emerging Strategies for Supporting Student Learning) provides concise, well-ordered guidance to get those newly appointed to management or leadership positions in libraries up and running quickly. The 12 chapters cover an array of topics, from the basics of getting to know your team, communicating effectively, and managing a budget, to the complexities of leading change, managing conflicts, and building consensus. Each section includes multiple entries that Allan refers to as case studies, which might be better labeled as examples or "from the literature" since they are quite short and generally refer to outside sources. But the advice is solid, and seeing how concepts play out in the real world is helpful. VERDICT A handy primer and quick reference on library management and leadership.--Sara Holder, Univ. of Illinois Libs., Champaign